Rare Find - #Furbo Co. #Galway.
An egg case of a White Skate. This skate could be up to 2 metres long & live into her 60's or 70's!
An extremely rare for Ireland's west coast, keep your eyes peeled.

Report all sightings here: www.marinedimensions.ie/purse-search-sightings-form/

#FairSeas

11.02.2026 18:02 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...

my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...

Please sign and share.

10.02.2026 19:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Scapania ornithopoides. Céad uair agam an speiceas seo a fheiceail agus an chéad suíomh dhó sna Mám Toirce cé go bhfuil roinnt maith cuntais dhó ó na beanna beola. Rud aláinn a bhfaca mé fhéin agus @timoceallaigh.bsky.social lá oíche nollaig

28.12.2025 13:13 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

If you missed my talk on alien plants and have an hour to kill before #TheTraitors (haha!), it’s now available here www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdC.... Enjoy! @bsbibotany.bsky.social

09.01.2026 17:39 — 👍 39    🔁 20    💬 6    📌 2

Wildcat bones found in Co Clare dated to 5,500 years ago The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the island more than 5,500 years ago.

"This is the first time we can say with certainty that European wildcats lived in prehistoric Ireland"

A stunning discovery and more evidence that there's a lot left to discover about Ireland's ecology!

www.rte.ie/news/munster...

28.11.2025 09:03 — 👍 91    🔁 23    💬 0    📌 1

Great turnout for our monthly outing today, and nice to see some new faces!

@hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @timoceallaigh.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social

22.11.2025 18:12 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

Now you see me....

Now you don't!

A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back

And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...

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19.10.2025 20:59 — 👍 87    🔁 30    💬 4    📌 2